[LINK] "Men at work" up a gum tree

[Craig Sanders]

On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 05:34:49PM +1100, Kim Holburn wrote:
> Copyright capers:
> 
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2809848.htm
> 
> > Men at Work plundered Kookaburra riff: court
> > Iconic Australian rockers Men at Work could be facing a hefty legal  
> > bill after a court ruled that they plagiarised part of their  
> > worldwide 1980s hit Down Under.
> >
> > Larrikin Music accused the band of stealing the song's flute riff  
> > from the children's song Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree.

this is an example of one of the many things that are wrong
about copyright laws.

craig

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